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aviculture

/ˈeɪvɪˌkʌltʃər/ /ˈævɪˌkʌltʃər/

Meanings
noun
The rearing and care of birds (especially poultry)

Examples :

"My grandfather's passion is aviculture; he spends his days raising chickens and caring for his parrots. "
animal bird agriculture biology nature

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rearing verb

/ˈrɪərɪŋ/ /ˈrɪrɪŋ/

To bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.

"The farmer is responsible for rearing the calves until they are old enough to join the herd. "

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passion noun

[ˈpʰæʃən]

Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate.

"We share a passion for books."

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especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

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chickens noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkənz/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"The farmer feeds the chickens every morning with corn. "

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parrots noun

/ˈpærəts/ /ˈpɛrəts/

A kind of bird, many species of which are colourful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae.

"I bought a wonderful parrot at the pet store."

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spends noun

/spɛndz/

Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

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care noun

/kɛə/ /ke(ə)ɹ/

Grief, sorrow.

"Her mother's care for her failing health was evident in her worried expressions. "

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poultry noun

/ˈpɒltɹi/ /ˈpoʊltɹi/

Domestic fowl (e.g. chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) raised for food (either meat or eggs).

"My grandmother raises poultry for her own use and to sell at the local market. "

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caring verb

/ˈkɛə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈkɛɹ.ɪŋ/

To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).

"My teacher is caring about my progress in math class. "

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birds noun

/bɜːdz/ /bɜɪdz/

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

"Ducks and sparrows are birds."

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grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

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raising verb

/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/

(physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.

"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"